TV vs. computer screen for HD

[Tellos Athenaios]

And what - a bear of very little brain asks - does TN or M-PVA mean?

Welcome to the wonderful world of where things get technical.

I guess if my plan is to watch movies, I should skip any PC schemes and just get a TV and a blu-ray player. Does the TN and M-PVA things still apply?

Yes, if you are looking to buy an LCD TV the same thing applies. Note that with TVs IPS tends/used-to-be reserved to high end TVs.

Of course at the end of the day you have to make the call: is IPS or M-PVA and so on worth the significant price markup compared to TN? (They're easily twice as expensive.) Do you intend to share the TV with others, watch a movie together with so many people not everybody can sit directly in front of the screen? If all you want is a big screen “which looks good” and “can display 1080p HD”, then pretty much any 22 inch or bigger monitor will do these days.

[Beirut]

Welcome to the wonderful world of where things get technical.

I stopped breathing after the second sentence so I stopped reading. Then I started breathing again. But thanks anyway.

Yes, if you are looking to buy an LCD TV the same thing applies. Note that with TVs IPS tends/used-to-be reserved to high end TVs.

Of course at the end of the day you have to make the call: is IPS or M-PVA and so on worth the significant price markup compared to TN? (They're easily twice as expensive.) Do you intend to share the TV with others, watch a movie together with so many people not everybody can sit directly in front of the screen? If all you want is a big screen “which looks good” and “can display 1080p HD”, then pretty much any 22 inch or bigger monitor will do these days.

This TV will be my "Go away!" TV. Mine and mine alone. We have a big non-HD Sony downstairs but I want something for my private viewing. That's why I'd be perfectly happy with a 24" TV. My budget is about $400. And since I've seen HD PC screens and HD TVs of the same size but with a $100 difference, even from the same company, I thought I would ask what the differences were.

Thanks for the help.